Judge, 1923-12-15 · page 25 of 36
Judge — December 15, 1923 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous one-liners and cartoons from various international publications, presented as cultural commentary. The jokes mock stereotypes and social behaviors of the era: **Key themes:** - **Gender roles**: Women criticized for materialism ("convert $40 into a hat"), yet the Adam and Eve joke inverts this, suggesting women's real complaint is lack of male attention. - **American materialism**: The "dried-up cow" joke implies Americans are commercially exploited or depleted. - **Class/consumption**: The magician converting coins to silk handkerchiefs represents consumer deception; the dentist joke satirizes pain tolerance through alcohol dependency. - **Masculine pride**: The "Burly North Countryman" boasts about a trivial trophy win, illustrating working-class vanity and drinking culture. The cartoons use exaggerated line drawings typical of early 20th-century satirical illustration. The page demonstrates Judge's practice of reprinting European humor to entertain American audiences with comparative cultural observation.
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fw a ‘a ¥ F “You women only think of toilet and luxury! Think of Eve! She was not so!” “No! In her day there was only one man—and she had him!"—Sondags Nisse (Stockholm). Hughes—How do you know when it is time to get up? Proud (2) Father—When I have got the baby to. sleep. London Answers. “Oh, look father! That man just changed twenty-five cents into a silk handkerchief!” “That's nothing, child! Your mother can very easily convert $40 into a hat.”—Le Rire (Paris). “Have all the cows been milke “All but the American one.” “What do you mean the American one?” “The one that’s gone dry.” — Passing Show(London). “My dentist was a fine fellow. Each time he extracted a tooth he gave me a glass of whisky.” “Don't you go to him any more?” “I haven’t any more teeth.”—Le Rire (Paris). “There goes Leonine, who’s made such a hit as the bravest woman on } the halls.” _ Burly North Countryman (the “proud” winner of a par- “What's her act?” . ticularly insignificant cup)—Yes, I've won coop, and if any- | “She enters a cage of wild mice!"— one wants drink because I’ve won coop he can have blinkin’ | London Mail. coop instead!—Humorist (London). | comicbooks.com